Match box



y 1930- I B. KOVACS Y 1,759,751

MATCH BOX Filed Aug. 16, 1923 INVENT R. 02 05 at:

J .BaZirzZ ing surface Patented May 26, 1930 gsavszi UNITED; PATENTOFFICE} BALINT KovAcs, or CASTALIA, onr assrenon or onnrnrnzo 'rocnannns K. SABQ,

or GASTALIA,

onro, AND ONE-THIRD To Arinxi ziar, or BAYBRIDGE, 0310 I MATCH BOXApplication filed August 16 to provide a match box with a deliveryopen-,

ing therein for a single match and further having a striking orscratching surface in the path of travel of the match'head toeffectignition of thematch during its withdrawal from the box. f

A further object of theinvention is to provide a match box of the abovetype in which the initial delivery of the match therefrom is first fullydisplaced from the container or box with side tapering walls at thedelivery end of the box engaging the sides of the match head to preventcomplete discharge and to cause said match to be withdrawn laterallywith the head thereof contacting a scratching surface to ignite the sameat the end of its travel from the box. 7 P

7 With the above and other objects in view that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, shown in the accompanying drawing 7 and claimed.

In the drawing I V b Figure 1 1s a perspectiveview of a match boxconstructed in accordance with the present invention, the samebeing-illustrated as 'ovaliin cross-section;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the match box showing a matchpartially with drawn through the match delivery opening- I v 1 I of thematch, the head tner'eor 1SVll1OV6Cl" over the scratching surface 10 forigniting the 7 same as 'lndrcatedrby dotted lines in Figure andillustrating by dotted'lines, the scratchand' an ignited match at thepoint of complete removal from thebox; v

(Figure 3 is an edge elevational view showing the lower edge openingslot with the .in-

clined walls'to prevent endwiseremoval of I the match and to necessitatelateral removal thereof; I

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the box, showing the false bottom withthe discharge opening and the scratching face on-the'lower side of thefalse bottom; y b

Figure; 5 is a vertical crossssectional View Y taken on line 5+5 of. Figre 15 and 7 the ma 1 through the is never h less to Serial No. 300,628.

Figure 6 isa verticalcross-sectional view taken on line V6'6 of Figure2.

The match box being preferably constructed of relatively thin sheetmetal, comprises a body portion 1 oval in cross-section as shown inFigure 1 with the upper end thereof ex ternally reduced in thickness toprovidea seating shoulder for the removable slip cover 2-, the lower endof the body portionl being provided with a false bottom 3 set upwardlyfromthe extreme lower end 4. I

A pairfof upwardly diverging walls 5 ex: tend between the bottom wall lof the body portion and the false bottom 3 parallel with 'or horizontalaxis of the body portion defining a restricted slotted opening 6 at theextreme lower'end of the box body that is The matches M are placed inthe box upon bottom 3 removing the cover 2 and a single match is"deliverable from the box through the opening 9. :The head H of the matchis of a diameter greater than the diameter of the slot 6 to pre ventcomplete escape of the match when de-' liv-ered through the opening 9and necessitating complete removal thereof through the box by moving thematch laterally bet-ween the inclined walls 5 and through the slot 6 atthe open end 7 thereof. During lateralmovement ment thereof over thescratching surface for i the purpose of igniting the same is illustratedf by dotted lines in Figure 2, As stated,lit is necessary to withdrawthe match laterally slot 6' to efiect complete with-- drawal thereoffrom the box and'during such 'movement, the same is ignited.

While there is'herein shown and describedthe preferredembodiment of theinvention, it e und stood that miner 7 I 1 changes may be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit and scopeof the-inVenti on asclaimed.V 5 7' '7 'What Ic1aimas-newis:- 11, g In a match boX- of the characterdeg, V scribed, a box'bodyand removable 'coxfer, a false bottolnfor thebody set upwardly 'from v the lower end and havingan'openin'g; at one iend thejreof for the single delivery of a match,

f 1 a pairlof" downwardly converging side} walls r at opposite sides ofthe delivery opening and,

extending between. the false bottom and lower: 7 end of the box body,and a scratching sur-V V e face on the bottomface of the false bottom;2. Ina match boxof the character described; a box body andre'movabler'cover, a fals'e bottom forthe body'set upwardly from 7' Vthe lOWGIBIlCl and having an opening at one g end thereof for the singledelivery of a match, '0 impair of downwardly converging sidewalls f V atopposite sides of the del'ivery opening and v V 'extendingbetween thefalse bottom and 10w 7 'er end of-theboxbody, and a scratching sur- 7face onthe bottomfac'e of'thefalsebottom';

'2}; the lower edges of the side walls and box bottom defining abottomandan endopening' slot with: the bottom slot of a diameter less ethan the diameter-of the match head to J necessitate withdraWal of thematch through} '1 i g e'theslot end. j Y f In'testimony whereof IfafiiXmy's'ignature. g

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